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Why are sad songs so sad?

And conversely, when music moves us to joy, what's going on there?

In her 2023 talk, musician and Professor Scarlet Keys sits down at a piano to break down for us the exact musical tools that songwriters can use to make us feel one way or another when we listen to certain songs and melodies.

It's fascinating, and it's coming up after the break.

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And now our TED Talk of the Day.

Songs are the soundtrack of our lives.

From birthday parties, lullabies, our first love, our first heartbreak, our wedding song,

our next wedding song, and ultimately the song that's played at our funeral.

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